April 1926 Liechtenstein general election

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April 1926 Liechtenstein general election
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All 15 seats in the Landtag
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.47% (Increase2.svg 1.09pp)
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
CSVP Gustav Schädler 90
FBP Ludwig Marxer 60
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1926 Liechtenstein election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Gustav Schädler
CSVP 		Gustav Schädler
CSVP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 April 1926. [1] Early elections were called following a government crisis where the Christian-Social People's Party refused to elect Ludwig Marxer to government. [2] The result was a victory for the ruling Christian-Social People's Party, which won 9 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. [3]

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Results

Liechtenstein Landtag 1926.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian-Social People's Party 90
Progressive Citizens' Party 60
Total150
Total votes2,090–
Registered voters/turnout2,23693.47
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt [4]

By electoral district

Electoral districtSeatsPartySeats
won		Elected members
Oberland 9 Christian-Social People's Party 9
Progressive Citizens' Party 0–
Unterland 6 Progressive Citizens' Party 6
Christian-Social People's Party 0–
Source: Vogt [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1164 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Merki, Christoph Maria (31 December 2011). "Marxer, Ludwig (1897–1962)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1182
  4. 1 2 Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.


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